http://www.wbur.org/2009/06/12/laughter-therapy Boston's NPR News Source Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:01:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.wbur.org/2009/06/12/laughter-therapy/comment-page-1#comment-95 June 12, 2009 - Science and Religion Today Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:40:51 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=1967#comment-95 [...] Laughter Clubs Help Some Cope and HealBut none of the people are laughing at anything that’s particularly funny. And that’s the point. Psychologist Lynn Caesar says our bodies release a wash of beneficial chemicals when we laugh, the harder the better. She says it reduces stress, boosts our immune systems, and mellows us out—even when we fake it. (Andrea Shea, WBUR) [...] [...] Laughter Clubs Help Some Cope and HealBut none of the people are laughing at anything that’s particularly funny. And that’s the point. Psychologist Lynn Caesar says our bodies release a wash of beneficial chemicals when we laugh, the harder the better. She says it reduces stress, boosts our immune systems, and mellows us out—even when we fake it. (Andrea Shea, WBUR) [...]

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